Bacterioplankton dynamics in the Southern Benguela upwelling region
The role of heterotrophic bacteria in the carbon and nitrogen flux of the pelagic food web was investigated during laboratory and field-based studies of the temporal development of the planktonic community after upwelling. Bacterial community structure, activity and production were closely coupled t...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23358 |